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five-finger discount

n. (context idiomatic euphemistic English) theft or pilferage, typically of a small item; shoplifting.

Usage examples of "five-finger discount".

Any man who lived by himself and didn't take advantage of the five-finger discount was a damn fool, as far as he was concerned.

Lola had picked it up last year from an acquaintance who fenced for a haute couture shoplifting ring, and considered it worth every penny it had cost-a serious outlay of money even after the five-finger discount.